My last post was at a very profound point in my understanding of the practicing of what I preach....more lessons in the ways in which the Universe works - for us, against us, with us, without us, and through us, sometimes running over us or maybe tripping us up at an opportune time.
I have had a huge, really huge change in my life and lifestyle - I have separated from my husband of 29 years - and I have had to take a good look at the world around me and try to see where and how I fit into it. It has been a very positive experience so far.
I think the one most important and positive thing has been getting reconnected with a dear friend that I had kind of lost touch with...we would see each other at stores or stoplights and pass and repass...but we have been family for 12 years or more. The interesting part of this reconnection is that it came directly from my inept attempts to help by putting those items on ebay a few weeks ago (as discussed in my last post). She was the one person who responded to the listings, as she wanted to purchase one of the bags I had listed and then removed.
By the time we got a chance to get together for a visit and a little wine and for me to deliver the bag she wanted to buy, I had moved out of my home and was staying on another friend's couch. Well, the universe opened up and put us in each others' paths for a reason...I needed a new home, and she had a downstairs apartment. She needed to get rid of a huge amount of hoarded but valuable stuff, and I knew exactly how to do that for her.
I now have a wonderful new home, private or unprivate as I want it to be at any given time. We are making headway cleaning out and cleaning up and starting to chip away at the 75% of her stuff that she would like to get rid of. It is wonderful here...I am so very happy, and I am finally moved in and sewing again, getting ready for the dtown Market, getting ready for the DCM that will begin in April, getting things done, and smiling while I'm doing them.
So GoodKharmaReThreads is open for business again...relocated to Chapel Hill, NC...and it has new room to grow as do I....
I realize that I have a long road ahead of me....and that my business has a long life ahead of it...and we are one, GKR and myself. It feels good...
I will be back posting some pics of my new digs, new workspaces, and new items I've been working on....sorry that I had to drop out for a while but it was necessary...we begin again...and we are surrounded by love and peace and goodness...let these things wrap around you and hug you and know that good times are ahead....be back soon...I promise!!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
My Lesson About Karma...
I have had occasion to think about the subject of karma and how it works versus how you would think it works....case in point:
I wanted to raise money for a particular charity that rescues horses, as they have recently been and are still currently taking in and taking care of 10s of 20s of starved animals...
I donated several items and put them on a non-profit auction site and began advertising this on facebook to generate interest...100% of the proceeds to go to the rescue organization. nothing was happening after a couple of days, so I thought, wow, what can I do? So I decided that I would revise the listings to include free shipping to try and entice people....nothing.
I tossed and turned all night about this, and got up this morning with a better understanding of what was happening....
1. this was never personal, though I was taking it personally
2. nothing good ever comes from whoring out your work, your art
3. I was accomplishing nothing so much as hurting myself and my karma,
certainly not helping the rescue organization.
Now this may or may not have been the 'right' thing to do, but I have removed the listings, removed all of the facebook references, and called it a day. I will send the rescue organization some of my profit from the market I will be participating in over the coming weekend. just a donation from me to them, not from any type of fundraising.
From now on, I will make specific pieces for specific auctions or causes, hand them over, and let the rest take its course. I am an artist, not an activist. I can't make people care about something they don't want to care about or even know about. I have to change to and keep to the proper rules of karma from now on, and I will. This little experience will be a reminder for me. The order of things is the order of things, and it isn't negotiable. It is what karma is all about.
Now, I will get back to what I do best, and get busy in my studio!!
Much peace to you...
I wanted to raise money for a particular charity that rescues horses, as they have recently been and are still currently taking in and taking care of 10s of 20s of starved animals...
I donated several items and put them on a non-profit auction site and began advertising this on facebook to generate interest...100% of the proceeds to go to the rescue organization. nothing was happening after a couple of days, so I thought, wow, what can I do? So I decided that I would revise the listings to include free shipping to try and entice people....nothing.
I tossed and turned all night about this, and got up this morning with a better understanding of what was happening....
1. this was never personal, though I was taking it personally
2. nothing good ever comes from whoring out your work, your art
3. I was accomplishing nothing so much as hurting myself and my karma,
certainly not helping the rescue organization.
Now this may or may not have been the 'right' thing to do, but I have removed the listings, removed all of the facebook references, and called it a day. I will send the rescue organization some of my profit from the market I will be participating in over the coming weekend. just a donation from me to them, not from any type of fundraising.
From now on, I will make specific pieces for specific auctions or causes, hand them over, and let the rest take its course. I am an artist, not an activist. I can't make people care about something they don't want to care about or even know about. I have to change to and keep to the proper rules of karma from now on, and I will. This little experience will be a reminder for me. The order of things is the order of things, and it isn't negotiable. It is what karma is all about.
Now, I will get back to what I do best, and get busy in my studio!!
Much peace to you...
Sunday, December 16, 2012
May the Karma Be With You...
Well, the Durham Farmers' Market had invited the Durham Craft Market's vendors to set up during the market yesterday (just a two hour market, 10 am till noon). The weather looked like it would be good and so I decided to go, and I talked my friend, Dawn, aka FireWithN Pottery, to go, too. She had not made much at the previous week's Holiday Market or at an event that I helped her with the weekend before that, so it was kind of hard to convince her. I told her that my husband and I would help however we needed to, as she has a ruined knee and is in pain all the time (will be having knee replacement surgery next month).
She was already at the park when we arrived, and had not been able to finish setting up....as she was talking to a nice older couple that bought several pieces of pottery from her, her second customers of the morning, even though it wasn't even 9:30 yet.
We started unpacking and setting up, and she finished with her customers, and turned to me...she was thanking me for convincing her to come out, as she had not been able to pay her insurance (she is a veteran on disability and fixed income). She called and paid it over the phone while I was still setting up, and I could feel the load being lifted off of her shoulders.
So we set up, and an hour passed, and one of my favorite customers came by with her pooch to say hi and we were able to hug and wish each other safe and happy holidays, etc. And a few other dear folks came through, sharing warm bread, telling little stories...just a wonderful morning!
And in the last half hour of the market, I had my one and only sale of the day, a top that I wore occasionally (free advertising) and decided to bring along at the last minute. I felt that cool connection with the customer, knowing that I would see her again, and that she would spread the word about what I do.
It was a good bit of setting up and taking down and unloading and loading and time and gas and on and on....it was exactly the day I was supposed to have...and I was just grinning as I looked over at my friend, most of her pottery packed up, when a couple came by and found the perfect gift for someone dear to them, a pretty blue coffee mug....grin, grin, grin!! And peace to you....
She was already at the park when we arrived, and had not been able to finish setting up....as she was talking to a nice older couple that bought several pieces of pottery from her, her second customers of the morning, even though it wasn't even 9:30 yet.
We started unpacking and setting up, and she finished with her customers, and turned to me...she was thanking me for convincing her to come out, as she had not been able to pay her insurance (she is a veteran on disability and fixed income). She called and paid it over the phone while I was still setting up, and I could feel the load being lifted off of her shoulders.
So we set up, and an hour passed, and one of my favorite customers came by with her pooch to say hi and we were able to hug and wish each other safe and happy holidays, etc. And a few other dear folks came through, sharing warm bread, telling little stories...just a wonderful morning!
And in the last half hour of the market, I had my one and only sale of the day, a top that I wore occasionally (free advertising) and decided to bring along at the last minute. I felt that cool connection with the customer, knowing that I would see her again, and that she would spread the word about what I do.
It was a good bit of setting up and taking down and unloading and loading and time and gas and on and on....it was exactly the day I was supposed to have...and I was just grinning as I looked over at my friend, most of her pottery packed up, when a couple came by and found the perfect gift for someone dear to them, a pretty blue coffee mug....grin, grin, grin!! And peace to you....
Monday, December 10, 2012
Last Market of the Year...
Well, the hoopla is over for now. With the exception of a fast trip to Durham to set up during this coming Saturday's Farmers' Market, I will only be selling on-line and to the local people that know how to get in touch with me. That is okay, at least for now, because I'm tired. Saturday we had a good, though not great, turnout for our DCM Holiday Market. I did pretty well, better than some, worse than others, but it was worth my time and trouble. I toyed with the idea of going back this coming Saturday for another Holiday Market put on by a different group, but in the same location as ours. It sounded like a great idea at the beginning of the day, and not so much at the end of the day, when the exhaustion came knocking.
Funny, though, I still haven't fully discounted the option. I will see how I feel on Friday, or even Saturday morning. That is the extent of my ambition at the present time.
I will start next season as the holiday/special events chairperson for the craft market. I have no idea what I'm doing but somebody had to do it, and I already saw a huge amount of room for improvement - assigned spaces in lieu of first come/first served - as the two most represented groups, pottery and jewelry, were mostly clumped together, rather than spread evenly throughout the room, so I don't think individual vendors were given the browsing attention they would have had they been evenly distributed around the market. I want to change this....some will like it, some will not, but I think I have a valid point and one that is of benefit to all of us, including the customers.
Another thing I will be responsible for is coordinating art/craft demos on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Craft Market. I think this is a great way to sell, capturing the attention of the passersby and in some cases, allowing input to make something 'just for them'. It also is a chance to show the customers just how much thought and sweat and love and skill goes into the making of an item, much less keeping up an inventory. I saw very little participation from the crafters this past year, and I hope to get more to participate and see it as a beneficial pain in the butt, not just the pain part!
So I have the wheels turning and have the winter to consider these things, as well as looking into extra events that we could participate in throughout the year, and perhaps some 'themed' Saturdays that correlate with holidays and local happenings. I think it will be a challenge for me but I am going to do the best job that I can and hopefully infuse some new ideas.
So today I will get my studio put back together and start making a few gifts that I want to give to different friends. Hopefully I will get a few custom orders as well. But I am ready to do something; after all, I took a WHOLE DAY OFF yesterday, spending most of it lying on, if not in, the bed...reading, gaming, napping, resting....it was hard work to stay away from work. I will take a couple of other days off this week, too. Now that I remember how much better I feel the next day!
I will keep you posted on the holiday happenings and have a few pictures for you, as well!!
Keep the peace all around you, let it hug you gently and carry you through these turbulent days ahead...as the holidays have become for most anything but a "holiday". Take your peace with you wherever you go...
Funny, though, I still haven't fully discounted the option. I will see how I feel on Friday, or even Saturday morning. That is the extent of my ambition at the present time.
I will start next season as the holiday/special events chairperson for the craft market. I have no idea what I'm doing but somebody had to do it, and I already saw a huge amount of room for improvement - assigned spaces in lieu of first come/first served - as the two most represented groups, pottery and jewelry, were mostly clumped together, rather than spread evenly throughout the room, so I don't think individual vendors were given the browsing attention they would have had they been evenly distributed around the market. I want to change this....some will like it, some will not, but I think I have a valid point and one that is of benefit to all of us, including the customers.
Another thing I will be responsible for is coordinating art/craft demos on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Craft Market. I think this is a great way to sell, capturing the attention of the passersby and in some cases, allowing input to make something 'just for them'. It also is a chance to show the customers just how much thought and sweat and love and skill goes into the making of an item, much less keeping up an inventory. I saw very little participation from the crafters this past year, and I hope to get more to participate and see it as a beneficial pain in the butt, not just the pain part!
So I have the wheels turning and have the winter to consider these things, as well as looking into extra events that we could participate in throughout the year, and perhaps some 'themed' Saturdays that correlate with holidays and local happenings. I think it will be a challenge for me but I am going to do the best job that I can and hopefully infuse some new ideas.
So today I will get my studio put back together and start making a few gifts that I want to give to different friends. Hopefully I will get a few custom orders as well. But I am ready to do something; after all, I took a WHOLE DAY OFF yesterday, spending most of it lying on, if not in, the bed...reading, gaming, napping, resting....it was hard work to stay away from work. I will take a couple of other days off this week, too. Now that I remember how much better I feel the next day!
I will keep you posted on the holiday happenings and have a few pictures for you, as well!!
Keep the peace all around you, let it hug you gently and carry you through these turbulent days ahead...as the holidays have become for most anything but a "holiday". Take your peace with you wherever you go...
Monday, November 26, 2012
Getting Ready....
Well, sorry I haven't been blogging, but I have been busy with holidays and kids and travel...and taking a little time off from sewing in the process. It was really nice to have a break, and not take my work with me on my mini-vacation/buying trip...a first in a long, long time.
Yesterday I spent much time in my studio, straightening, refolding, culling, reshelving...I am probably half-way with the reorganization. It is amazing how messed up things can get, and how many things I forget that I have until I start going through things again. I have a little less than two weeks until our Durham Craft Market Holiday Market, so I will be working pretty much non-stop until then. So I guess I have been getting ready to get ready for the Market.
Its hard, too...as I straighten things out I see even more things that I want to make, knowing that I can't make everything I want to in two weeks. But I'll be putting stuff on etsy.com as well, so I can keep my creative stream going indefinitely.
So I just wanted to check in and let you know that I'm still here. I will post some pics later this week of what I am working on at the time.
Hope you all shop small business and local business and give unique gifts this holiday season....it is my livelihood, but also, it is the backbone of our nation, and we all need to remember that, and remember that there is usually little thought given to a gift from a big box store or chain, much less any originality.
Thanks for checking in with me...much peace and love to you...
Yesterday I spent much time in my studio, straightening, refolding, culling, reshelving...I am probably half-way with the reorganization. It is amazing how messed up things can get, and how many things I forget that I have until I start going through things again. I have a little less than two weeks until our Durham Craft Market Holiday Market, so I will be working pretty much non-stop until then. So I guess I have been getting ready to get ready for the Market.
Its hard, too...as I straighten things out I see even more things that I want to make, knowing that I can't make everything I want to in two weeks. But I'll be putting stuff on etsy.com as well, so I can keep my creative stream going indefinitely.
So I just wanted to check in and let you know that I'm still here. I will post some pics later this week of what I am working on at the time.
Hope you all shop small business and local business and give unique gifts this holiday season....it is my livelihood, but also, it is the backbone of our nation, and we all need to remember that, and remember that there is usually little thought given to a gift from a big box store or chain, much less any originality.
Thanks for checking in with me...much peace and love to you...
Monday, November 12, 2012
The Universe Smiles....
Wow! I don't know where to start, other than to say that the universe is still very much in attendance in my life...in a good, good way, of course!
I received an e-mail from the wonderful woman that bought the top that was the subject of last week's blog. It didn't fit....she was crushed, I was crushed...but she didn't want a refund, she wanted a credit, because she said she 'loves what I am doing' and she thought she might get a bag or another top or something, either for herself or for a gift. I saw her crossing the road Saturday morning, on her way to my booth, with such an aura of kindness and happiness, I knew it was her before I really recognized her. She had wrapped the top in tissue paper 'to protect it', and handed it over so that she could do some browsing. She looked and looked but then she saw one of the bags that I had just completed, jewel tones, clay buttons, long and soft straps, and she knew it was for her...an even trade. We chatted for a bit before she left, and I know that she will become a regular customer and will promote my shop and what I do long into the future. It feels so good, knowing that there are people like her in the world. I can't wait to see her coming toward my booth again!
There were other special folks that crossed my booth's threshold on Saturday...a nice woman, petite, treating herself to a 'new' top, dark teal with Indian Silk....that fit her just right. Another woman, needing a plus-size, who was very attracted to the red top with the African dashiki fabric. She proved to me that my idea for the pluses, my embellishments on the sides of the tops, does take attention away from a poochy belly or bubble butt (I have both myself these days!) in a flattering way. She was short in height, and the top made a tunic on her...it was just right. So I had the opportunity to see my designs and theories in action, or come to fruition, or however you want to say it. I continue to be amazed in that moment when someone pulls one of my pieces over her and it fits like it was made just for her. It is its own reward for me.
Now, the boho top, the one that was the subject of last week's blog and was returned this past Saturday....
well, two other women tried it on, but it didn't fit them well or right...wasn't meant for them. Then along came a good friend of mine that lives in Durham and believes in buying local. She comes to the market a couple of times a month, usually for veggies and such, and always stops by to say 'hi'!! She saw the top in question on my display girlequin and she was like, "this is the perfect present for one of my old friends' birthday...one of our stipulations for our gift-giving is that the gifts be locally made and artisan-made, and this is just right for her, her style, her colors...."
So that top is off to its new person....I don't remember where she lives, but I have great hopes that it will be a good home for it! Finally!!!
And as a special ending to such a nice day....when I got home and checked my email I found that someone had purchased a top through my etsy.com shop. What a wonderful surprise....one of my favorite tops is on its way to live in Florida!!
I appreciate all of the people that I met on Saturday, too. It was a beautiful day and there were tons of people out and about, and I enjoyed having people consider my art, my craft, my passion....it is good!
Peace to you, friends...smile and the universe will smile back at you!
I received an e-mail from the wonderful woman that bought the top that was the subject of last week's blog. It didn't fit....she was crushed, I was crushed...but she didn't want a refund, she wanted a credit, because she said she 'loves what I am doing' and she thought she might get a bag or another top or something, either for herself or for a gift. I saw her crossing the road Saturday morning, on her way to my booth, with such an aura of kindness and happiness, I knew it was her before I really recognized her. She had wrapped the top in tissue paper 'to protect it', and handed it over so that she could do some browsing. She looked and looked but then she saw one of the bags that I had just completed, jewel tones, clay buttons, long and soft straps, and she knew it was for her...an even trade. We chatted for a bit before she left, and I know that she will become a regular customer and will promote my shop and what I do long into the future. It feels so good, knowing that there are people like her in the world. I can't wait to see her coming toward my booth again!
There were other special folks that crossed my booth's threshold on Saturday...a nice woman, petite, treating herself to a 'new' top, dark teal with Indian Silk....that fit her just right. Another woman, needing a plus-size, who was very attracted to the red top with the African dashiki fabric. She proved to me that my idea for the pluses, my embellishments on the sides of the tops, does take attention away from a poochy belly or bubble butt (I have both myself these days!) in a flattering way. She was short in height, and the top made a tunic on her...it was just right. So I had the opportunity to see my designs and theories in action, or come to fruition, or however you want to say it. I continue to be amazed in that moment when someone pulls one of my pieces over her and it fits like it was made just for her. It is its own reward for me.Now, the boho top, the one that was the subject of last week's blog and was returned this past Saturday....
well, two other women tried it on, but it didn't fit them well or right...wasn't meant for them. Then along came a good friend of mine that lives in Durham and believes in buying local. She comes to the market a couple of times a month, usually for veggies and such, and always stops by to say 'hi'!! She saw the top in question on my display girlequin and she was like, "this is the perfect present for one of my old friends' birthday...one of our stipulations for our gift-giving is that the gifts be locally made and artisan-made, and this is just right for her, her style, her colors...."So that top is off to its new person....I don't remember where she lives, but I have great hopes that it will be a good home for it! Finally!!!
And as a special ending to such a nice day....when I got home and checked my email I found that someone had purchased a top through my etsy.com shop. What a wonderful surprise....one of my favorite tops is on its way to live in Florida!!I appreciate all of the people that I met on Saturday, too. It was a beautiful day and there were tons of people out and about, and I enjoyed having people consider my art, my craft, my passion....it is good!
Peace to you, friends...smile and the universe will smile back at you!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
I Never Cease to Be Amazed....
Yesterday was a Saturday, so I made the trip to Durham early on a cold morning to get set up, along with my fellow artisans, in hopes of having a good day. The weather has made it a little harder to attract buyers, that is for sure. I didn't go to the market or the Food Truck event last weekend, as Hurricane Sandy's winds and spits of rain didn't seem like any fun to me. Unfortunately the artists that braved the weather sold little or nothing for all of their trouble. I am glad that I stayed home.
So, back to yesterday. For probably the first two to three hours of the market, which goes for four hours, there were sparse sales for any of us. I kind of figured it would be that way...it was a beautiful sunny day but the wind was cold and the air was cold at the start of the market, and people were moving along briskly, not interested in browsing and freezing in the process. Couldn't really blame them for that...we were all seeking patches of sunshine to stand in to feel some warmth. Eventually it warmed up enough for people to feel comforable enough to shop. I had someone start looking at my bags, and then she said she had to go and get her credit card and would be back....I gave this about a 70 to 30 percent chance of being true (bad for me to be so pessimistic, I know). Well, she was good with her word, and she returned after about 15 minutes to shop seriously. She purchased three bags from me, some pottery from my neighbor, and on down the line...picking out unique presents for friends and family. When she departed the market, she was definitely weighed down with all of her purchases, and we all appreciated her not just for her dollars, but also for her choice to buy from us rather than hitting the mall or going to target.com. And we all know from experience that the receivers of these gifts will cherish them as well. So everybody wins!
Now, the truly bizarre part of my morning...a woman stopped to look at my boho styled tunic, just loved it, and said she was going to get her mom or sister or friend and would be back. I had a less pessimistic feeling about that. She returned with an older woman, her mom?, and another around her age, a sister or friend?, and showed them the top. They agreed that it looked like 'her' and she decided to try it on....it looked wonderful on her, was her color, style, fit....she was ready to buy it.....THEN...
THEN, something UNBELIEVABLE and RUDE and INSULTING occurred...she looked at the price, which was $34.99 or $39.99, I don't remember which....and had no problem with it, given what she would be getting, a one-of-a-kind original piece. Her mother, however, looked me in the face and asked...'will you take $20.00 for it?' I just looked at her, didn't allow my jaw to drop and the words that were sitting on my tongue to fly out of my mouth. I said, 'no', she said 'how about $25.00?', 'no', '$30.00?', 'no', I said, 'I feel that this top is fairly priced and worth what I am asking for it...', and she said 'oh, I know its worth it, I just don't want to pay that'. I just shook my head, keeping that mouth of mine zipped. I held out my hands to receive the top and the younger ones were like, 'we are going to walk around and think about it'....I was like 'you do that'....
A short time later, as I had been sending out an open-hearted message to the universe to send me a different person that would be attracted to this top....and it happened. A really nice woman took one look at the top and was just in love...it was her color and her style and she wanted to go get her credit card to buy it...I remained optimistic, understanding that the universe was in control of everything at this point and I needed to just allow....and she returned....she was a dear woman, said she had had a rough past few years and was finally financially able to buy gifts for the people that stood by her and helped her when she had little or nothing and was in such a bad place. She ended up buying two tops and two bags, and was just delightful to talk to and was so nice to me, complimenting what I do. It was such a wonderful example of how people are supposed to conduct themselves, and how coming from a place of gratitude and appreciation is what it is all about, on both sides of any transaction.
By the way, I did give a discount to my two buyers, giving them my gratitude and appreciation, a gift...something they didn't ask for or expect...it was for me to give, you know!
And the other ladies didn't return, which at first I thought would have been good enough for them, but then I realized that they came through my shop and my life to remind me that while I am just a tiny speck in the universe, the universe takes care of its own, and karma takes care of itself....peace to you, my friends and followers....I appreciate you more than you could ever know....
So, back to yesterday. For probably the first two to three hours of the market, which goes for four hours, there were sparse sales for any of us. I kind of figured it would be that way...it was a beautiful sunny day but the wind was cold and the air was cold at the start of the market, and people were moving along briskly, not interested in browsing and freezing in the process. Couldn't really blame them for that...we were all seeking patches of sunshine to stand in to feel some warmth. Eventually it warmed up enough for people to feel comforable enough to shop. I had someone start looking at my bags, and then she said she had to go and get her credit card and would be back....I gave this about a 70 to 30 percent chance of being true (bad for me to be so pessimistic, I know). Well, she was good with her word, and she returned after about 15 minutes to shop seriously. She purchased three bags from me, some pottery from my neighbor, and on down the line...picking out unique presents for friends and family. When she departed the market, she was definitely weighed down with all of her purchases, and we all appreciated her not just for her dollars, but also for her choice to buy from us rather than hitting the mall or going to target.com. And we all know from experience that the receivers of these gifts will cherish them as well. So everybody wins!
Now, the truly bizarre part of my morning...a woman stopped to look at my boho styled tunic, just loved it, and said she was going to get her mom or sister or friend and would be back. I had a less pessimistic feeling about that. She returned with an older woman, her mom?, and another around her age, a sister or friend?, and showed them the top. They agreed that it looked like 'her' and she decided to try it on....it looked wonderful on her, was her color, style, fit....she was ready to buy it.....THEN...
THEN, something UNBELIEVABLE and RUDE and INSULTING occurred...she looked at the price, which was $34.99 or $39.99, I don't remember which....and had no problem with it, given what she would be getting, a one-of-a-kind original piece. Her mother, however, looked me in the face and asked...'will you take $20.00 for it?' I just looked at her, didn't allow my jaw to drop and the words that were sitting on my tongue to fly out of my mouth. I said, 'no', she said 'how about $25.00?', 'no', '$30.00?', 'no', I said, 'I feel that this top is fairly priced and worth what I am asking for it...', and she said 'oh, I know its worth it, I just don't want to pay that'. I just shook my head, keeping that mouth of mine zipped. I held out my hands to receive the top and the younger ones were like, 'we are going to walk around and think about it'....I was like 'you do that'....A short time later, as I had been sending out an open-hearted message to the universe to send me a different person that would be attracted to this top....and it happened. A really nice woman took one look at the top and was just in love...it was her color and her style and she wanted to go get her credit card to buy it...I remained optimistic, understanding that the universe was in control of everything at this point and I needed to just allow....and she returned....she was a dear woman, said she had had a rough past few years and was finally financially able to buy gifts for the people that stood by her and helped her when she had little or nothing and was in such a bad place. She ended up buying two tops and two bags, and was just delightful to talk to and was so nice to me, complimenting what I do. It was such a wonderful example of how people are supposed to conduct themselves, and how coming from a place of gratitude and appreciation is what it is all about, on both sides of any transaction.
By the way, I did give a discount to my two buyers, giving them my gratitude and appreciation, a gift...something they didn't ask for or expect...it was for me to give, you know!And the other ladies didn't return, which at first I thought would have been good enough for them, but then I realized that they came through my shop and my life to remind me that while I am just a tiny speck in the universe, the universe takes care of its own, and karma takes care of itself....peace to you, my friends and followers....I appreciate you more than you could ever know....
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